Development of the electrochemical systms coupled to the low and high-field NMR for in situ analysis

Author(s)

Luiza Maria da Silva Nunes

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Carlos.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC/BT)
• Defense date: 2012-04-19

Examining board members

Luiz Alberto Colnago; Lúcio Leonel Barbosa; Ivani Aparecida Carlos; Luiz Henrique Mazo; Tiago Venâncio

• Advisor: Luiz Alberto Colnago

Abstract

In this work it is described the development of electrochemical (EC) systems coupled to the Low and High-field NMR for in situ analysis. By low-field NMR-EC analysis, it was constructed an electrochemical system to be utilized both TD-NMR spectrometer (B0= 0.23 T) and unilateral sensor (B0= 0.4 T). Platinum was used as working electrode and counter electrode and a silver wire as reference electrode. The copper electrodeposition reaction was monitored by Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) pulse sequence. The measurements of the transverse relaxation time (T2) were collected in the interval of 10 minutes during electrolysis, constant potential, in 3 hours time. Both in situ analyses, TD-NMR-EC and Unilateral NMR-EC, demonstrated good analytical performance. However, the Unilateral NMR-EC allowed the monitoring copper concentration during electrolysis using detectable volume much smaller, approximately 300 uL, than TD-NMR (2.8 mL). The magnetic field effect (B0= 0.4 T) on electrolytic process was available by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique. The SEM analysis showed copper electrodeposits obtained on the field effect observes a rough morphology. For the in situ high-field NMR-EC analysis, the electrochemical system was developed in a tube NMR of 10 mm diameter to be utilized 9.4 T spectrometer. Carbon fiber was the most appropriated material to be used as working electrode. The Steady-state free precession (SSFP) sequence that has no dependence on the longitudinal relaxation time T1, allows it to acquire up to hundreds of spectra per T1 value, it was utilized to monitor the electrolysis of 9-chlroanthracene for 13C NMR. The high-field NMR-EC cell constructed allowed the acquisition of the 1H NMR and 13C SSFP spectra during the electrolysis of 9-chlroanthracene. The Filter Diagonalization Method (FDM) was used to process signals in the time domain of 13C SSFP, to solve problems of phase anomalies and improve the spectra resolution. The electrochemical systems constructed showed good analytical performance for coupling with NMR and the methodologies employed provided of the monitoring in real time of the electrochemical reaction. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 07/07436-8 - Use of SSFP-NMR to enhance signal to noise ratio in Electrochemical-NMR experiments in situ.
• Grantee: Luiza Maria da Silva Nunes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate